DIGITAL ASSETS, PETS, AND GUNS: ESTATE PLANNING DOES NOT INCLUDE JUST GRANDMA’S CAMEO BROOCH ANYMORE PRESENTED BY GERRY W. BEYER Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law Texas Tech University School of Law 1802 Hartford St. Lubbock, TX 79409-0004 (806) 834-4270
[email protected] www.ProfessorBeyer.com www.BeyerBlog.com ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL TEXAS January 7, 2014 Austin, Texas © 2013 Gerry W. Beyer Revised 12/07/2013 GERRY W. BEYER Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX 79409-0004 (806) 834-4270
[email protected] www.ProfessorBeyer.com EDUCATION B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Eastern Michigan University (1976) J.D., Summa Cum Laude, Ohio State University (1979) LL.M., University of Illinois (1983) J.S.D., University of Illinois (1990) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Bar memberships: United States Supreme Court, Texas, Ohio (inactive status), Illinois (inactive status) Member: American Law Institute; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Academic Fellow); American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Association; Texas State Bar Association CAREER HISTORY Private Practice, Columbus, Ohio (1980) Instructor of Law, University of Illinois (1980-81) Professor, St. Mary’s University School of Law (1981-2005) Governor Preston E. Smith Regent’s Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law (2005 – present) Visiting Professor, Boston College Law School (1992-93) Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law (1995) Visiting